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Wednesday’s Headlines: 18-Year-Old Driver Flips BMW onto the Greenway Edition
This past Saturday in New York City saw gorgeous weather — and a teen driver in a BMW fly off the Henry Hudson Parkway onto the greenway. Plus other news.
May 10, 2023
Reckless SUV Driver Kills Another Child on a Sidewalk in Far Rockaway
An SUV driver slammed into a 10-year-girl on the sidewalk in Queens after losing control of the truck as she pulled out of a grocery store parking lot, killing the girl and injuring another woman on Wednesday, police said.
February 10, 2022
Brooklyn Pol Offers Poor Fix After Death of 10-Year-Old Boy: Advocates
“All bus stops should have bollards,” Council Member Chaim Deutsch said.
September 20, 2019
Brooklyn DA Investigating Crash That Killed 10-Year-Old
Cops blame the victim and make excuses for the driver after an SUV runs amok in Midwood.
September 12, 2019
Op-Ed: What To Do With the ‘Devil Wagon’
It's simple: Kill cars now, says one of our favorite bike tour guides.
June 11, 2019
Cops Finally Arrest Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed a Man Last Year
Law enforcement has finally arrested the hit-and-run driver they say killed a Queens man on a Manhattan sidewalk in October — but only for fleeing, not for the reckless driving that killed the victim in the first place.
March 6, 2019
Hit-and-Run Drivers Killed 2 People Walking in Brooklyn and Staten Island Over the Weekend
Jose Cardoso was struck on the sidewalk outside his Greenwood Heights workplace. Heriberta Ramirez was killed crossing a Tompkinsville street by a motorist who has yet to be caught or identified.
July 2, 2018
NYPD: No Charges After Drivers Collide, Killing Shaena Sinclair and Injuring Her 6-Year-Old Son on Canarsie Sidewalk
The collision propelled a car onto the curb with enough force to kill, but NYPD says speed was "not a factor."
June 13, 2018
With Driver’s Sentence Hidden, Public Doesn’t Know If Eric Gonzalez Got Justice for Chooi Tan
Gonzalez agreed to a plea deal with the unlicensed driver who killed Tan on a Canarsie sidewalk with a stolen car. The terms were sealed by the judge, according to the DA.
June 12, 2018
Driver Careens Into Bed-Stuy Restaurant, Injuring Two People and Himself
Police said the driver was sideswiped by another motorist and filed no charges. But a witness told Eater New York there was no second driver.
May 31, 2018